Gerry wrote: > The primary function of the Geni.com web site is to make money using > genealogy as the catch. True. > You cannot search the family trees of other members, unless you are > related at some cousin level (3rd to 5th comes to mind). Are you suggesting that's bad? When I looked at it long ago, I was concerned that privacy was insufficient. Sounds like they've at least done a little on that. -- Wes Groleau In any formula, constants (especially those obtained from handbooks) are to be treated as variables.

In article <[email protected]>, Wes Groleau <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerry wrote: > > The primary function of the Geni.com web site is to make money using > > genealogy as the catch. > > True. > > > You cannot search the family trees of other members, unless you are > > related at some cousin level (3rd to 5th comes to mind). > > Are you suggesting that's bad? I use the RootsWeb World Connect where I can search very distant ancestors, which would not be possible on the Geni.com site, as far as I understand their rules. > When I looked at it long ago, I was concerned that > privacy was insufficient. Sounds like they've > at least done a little on that.

Wes Groleau wrote: > Gerry wrote: >> The primary function of the Geni.com web site is to make money using >> genealogy as the catch. > > True. > >> You cannot search the family trees of other members, unless you are >> related at some cousin level (3rd to 5th comes to mind). > > Are you suggesting that's bad? > When I looked at it long ago, I was concerned that > privacy was insufficient. Sounds like they've > at least done a little on that. I think that it's bad, mainly because if you've been added to someone's tree (which usually happens without your knowledge), you should have the chance to see what kind of information has been added. Someone added me to their tree, but it was at some extreme cousin level and when pressed, she had no idea why she'd added me, as we're not related in any way. Cathy